When Collecting Data Many Researchers Record the Interview

question 15

Multiple Choice

When collecting data many researchers record the interview.This is a common practice because

• A) participants wish to ensure their stories are documented correctly.
• B) participants are made to feel that their story is important if it is recorded.
• C) the researcher wished to accurately summarize or paraphrase the interview.
• D) researchers prefer to have the interview transcribed verbatim into written text.

---

Definitions:

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli or signals that help in the recall of memories stored in long-term memory.

Iconic Memories

A type of visual memory that lasts very briefly, usually no more than a split second.

Priming

A technique in psychology used to train people's memory in both positive and negative ways by presenting them with one stimulus to influence their response to another stimulus.

Encoding

The initial process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory, involving sensory input being turned into meaningful data.